§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland for what reason Scottish Homes plans to pay its first monitoring visit to the Irvine housing association in July 1997; and if he will instruct Scottish Homes to bring forward its monitoring visit to the Irvine housing association. [19398]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonI am advised by Scottish Homes that, in line with the established timetable for monitoring visits following registration of a new association, Irvine housing association received a post registration visit after a year of operating, and is scheduled for a full monitoring visit after a further two years, in July 1997.
Scottish Homes is also currently addressing issues relating to certain aspects of the association's membership policy, which is being amended, and other matters. In advance of the outcome of this process, I am not persuaded that there is a need for Scottish Homes to bring forward its planned monitoring visit.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) by what date Scottish Homes expects the Irvine housing association to have in place its new membership policy for the association; [19399]
(2) if he will list the principles which Scottish Homes require housing associations to operate in relation to their housing allocation systems and what assessment he has made of the Irvine housing association's compliance with these principles in respect of its policy towards applications for housing from new applicants. [19440]
§ Mr. RobertsonThe information requested relates to operational matters which are the responsibility of Scottish Homes. I have asked its chairman, Mr. John Ward, to respond to the hon. Member direct.
Selected staff groups employed in the Scottish Health Service1 Whole time equivalent: as at 30 September Doctors2 Whole time equivalent Nursing staff3 Administrators4 Doctors2 Percentage of all staff Nursing staff3 Administrators4 Total Qualified Unqualified Total Qualified Unqualified 1986 5,735.6 50,867.4 33,616.0 17,251.4 14,445.5 5.1 45.5 30.1 15.4 12.9 1987 5,736.6 51,716.0 34,267.9 17,448.1 14,712.3 5.1 46.2 30.6 15.6 13.1 1988 5,994.7 52,053.1 34,658.3 17,394.8 14,803.2 5.4 46.9 31.2 15.7 13.3 1989 6,014.0 52,650.8 35,325.9 17,324.9 15,222.9 5.5 48.4 32.4 15.9 14.0 1990 6,174.9 52,283.1 35,372.0 16,911.1 15,923.8 5.8 49.0 33.2 15.9 14.9 1991 6,203.1 52,647.6 35,576.3 17,071.3 16,584.1 5.8 49.3 33.3 16.0 15.5 1992 6,339.6 52,828.9 35,454.6 17,374.3 17,639.6 5.9 49.1 33.0 16.2 16.4 1993 6,476.4 52,634.7 35,270.1 17,364.6 18,538.5 6.0 48.7 32.6 16.1 17.2 1994 6,683.4 52,521.2 35,381.4 17,139.8 19,474.4 6.2 48.5 32.7 15.8 18.0 1995 6,849.3 52,416.3 35,379.8 17,036.5 19,777.9 6.3 48.3 32.6 15.7 18.2 19965 7,061.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Notes:
1Post 1990 figures include data for State Hospital, Carstairs.
2Comprises hospital and community medical staff. Excludes general practitioners.
3Excludes nurse teachers, nurses in training and P2000 students in nursing and midwifery.
4Comprises general and senior managers, staff employed on A and C grades and ambulance and control officers. The increase in the number of administrative staff can be partially accounted for by the assimilation of nursing and other professional staff to senior manager grades.
5 Provisional.
n/a = unavailable.
Source:
National Manpower Statistics from payroll (NAMS), Medical and Dental Census, ISD Scotland
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